BACKGROUND In the last years, basic research and arthroscopic surgery, have improved our understanding of shoulder anatomy and pathology. It is a fact that arthroscopic treatment of shoulder instability has evolved considerably over the past decades. The aim of this paper is to present the variety of pathologies that should be identified and treated during shoulder arthroscopy when dealing with...

Differences in cartilage biomarkers have been noted in patients with anterior cruciate ligament tears, but little is known about any similar relationship with shoulder instability. This study evaluated the relationship between serum cartilage biomarkers and shoulder instability. The authors present a prospective cohort study of young athletes followed from 2006 to 2010. A nested case-control an...

  Background: Open Bankart surgery is the main treatment procedure in patients with recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation, especially in cases with glenoid bone defect. The goal of this study was to determine the outcomes after open Bankart surgery in cases of recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation with glenoid bone defects and concomitant Hill-Sachs lesions. Methods: Between 2006 and 2010,...

conclusions generalized ligamentous laxity is an important predisposing factor for acute and chronic shoulder injuries in athletes. prescreening programs for beginners and rehabilitation shoulder programs for sports athletes at high risk are strongly recommended. results group a (with ligamentous laxity) consisted of 43 participants (36.4%) and group b (without ligamentous laxity) consisted of ...

More than 200 different operations have been described for the treatment of recurrent anterior dislocation of shoulder. The Latarjet procedure employs rerouting of the osteotomised coracoid process with its attached conjoined tendon through a split in the substance of subscapularis and fixed to the antero inferior aspect of glenoid rim. Since 2011 Latarjet procedure was performed on 30 patients...

CONTEXT Given its young, predominately male demographics and intense physical demands, the US military remains an ideal cohort for the study of anterior shoulder instability. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A literature search of PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Database was performed to identify all peer-reviewed publications from 1950 to 2016 from US military orthopaedic surgeons focusing on the mana...

BACKGROUND Shoulder instability in the older patient traditionally has received less attention in the literature than in the younger patient population. However, when traumatic dislocation does occur, these patients often still have frequent pain, disability, and even continued instability. PURPOSE To characterize the pathoanatomy of traumatic anterior shoulder instability in the older patien...

Define shoulder instability and identify the most common causes of shoulder instability in athletes. Shoulder instability encompasses a wide spectrum, from complete dislocations that require manual reduction to microinstability in throwers. When we looked prospectively at West Point cadets, we found that 80% of instability events were subluxations (no manual reduction performed).1 We found that...